Older messages and items that you don’t use regularly can be archived to an Outlook Data File (.pst). To learn how, see Archive older items automatically. If your online mailbox is nearly full, you can export some items to an Outlook Data File (.pst). You can also use these files to create archives, project files, or backups from any Outlook ...

Track your tasks in My Tasks. Planner offers a purpose-built My Tasks view, designed to centralize all the tasks relevant to you. My Tasks is organized into four distinct views, each serving a unique purpose: Private tasks: Private tasks is a place for you to quickly jot down tasks at the speed of thought.This is a place where you can create tasks that do not belong to a plan yet.

On the other hand, if you're thinking of the kind of templates you see by going to File > New, then no: you can't create those in Word for the web. Instead, do this: If you have the Word desktop application, use the Open in Word command in Word for the web to open the document in Word on your desktop. From there, create a template.

Note: Some PCs don't offer the option to remove a recovery partition. If you experience this, there isn't a recovery partition on your PC that's using additional disc space. Remove the USB flash drive. This is now your Windows 8.1 recovery drive, and you'll need it if you ever need to refresh or reset your PC. Keep it in a safe place and don't ...

An array formula (one that spans multiple cells) can do calculations on rows and columns of cells where you might otherwise need to use several formulas. For example, you can count the number of characters that are contained in a range of cells, sum only numbers that meet certain conditions (such as the lowest values in a range or numbers that fall between an upper and lower boundary), and sum ...

If you want multiple copies of a printout, change the number of copies in the Print page: On Windows 7 or earlier, at the top of the Print page is a box labeled Copies with up and down arrows for you to choose how many copies of the document you want. Make your choice (either by entering a number or using the arrows), and then click Print.

Import a text file by opening it in Excel. You can open a text file that you created in another program as an Excel workbook by using the Open command. Opening a text file in Excel does not change the format of the file — you can see this in the Excel title bar, where the name of the file retains the text file name extension (for example, .txt or .csv).

However, if the QR code reader can't read the code, you can select Can't scan the QR code and manually enter the code and URL into the Microsoft Authenticator app. For more information about manually adding a code, see Manually add an account to the app .

Find out how to use Game Bar to capture game play, chat with friends, track achievements, and more.

If you don't have an account, follow these steps to join. If you're having trouble joining a Teams meeting, try I can't join a Teams meeting . Note: For some meetings, admin settings prevent people who are not signed in from joining the meeting.